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Landlords leaving property sector due to regulations overstated
According to a survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group, the number of landlords planning to leave the property sector due to government regulations and impending…
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Calls for Government to review landlord taxes
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is urging the UK Government to review the taxation of private rented housing due to a growing supply crisis….
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Fire Safety Responsibility Warnings
HMO landlords and those whose properties have split commercial and residential use could acquire additional responsibilities under the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022, due to…
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Landlords left on own when it comes to tackling nightmare tenants
Failure of police and local authorities to tackle anti-social behaviour in the private rented sector has been highlighted by National Residential Landlords Association. Its latest…
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Liverpool selective licensing is unselectively slow
At current rates, it will take Liverpool Council almost 150 years to process applications for its landlord licensing scheme, it has been claimed. The council…
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NRLA produces improved Welsh occupation contract
An ‘enhanced and improved’ Standard Occupation Contract or use by landlords in Wales has been published by the National Residential Landlords Association for use after…
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Section 21 confusion continues
First there were rumours that the Liz Truss Government would not, after all, scrap section 21 evictions as previously promised. Then there was denial. Then…
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Call for Chancellor to extend pro-growth policies to PRS
Pro-growth tax measures for the private rented sector, including reversal of the decision to restrict landlord access to mortgage interest relief and an end to…
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Proposed renting reforms ‘could have catastrophic impact’
Government plans for reform of the private rented sector, including the scrapping of s21 evictions ‘could have a catastrophic impact on the supply of homes…
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NRLA gives muted response to proposed Decent Homes Standard
Proposals for a new Decent Homes Standard for private rented homes have been broadly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association. But, said NRLA chief executive…
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NRLA calls for rental sector ‘reset’
A quarter of private landlords plan to cut the number of properties they let in the next 12 months. The assertion comes from the National…
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NRLA calls for end to housing benefits freeze
Vulnerable renters are facing ‘a perfect cost of living storm’, said the National Residential Landlords Association in a call on the Government to unfreeze housing…
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NRLA calls for property passports
Property passports should be introduced to help landlords prove their homes are compliant, decent and safe housing. The call came from the National Residential Landlords…
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Scrap tax on new homes to rent or pay the price, Government told
Successive governments are to blame for a chronic shortage in available rental properties, the National Residential Landlords Association has claimed. ‘Since 2015 the government has…
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NRLA highlights plight of NE renters
North East landlords are calling on the Government to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance and restore the link between benefits and costs. The move follows…